Windows Servers

Designed by Microsoft, Windows Server is a group of operating systems to support enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses with data storage, communications, and applications.

Microsoft Windows Server offers several versions tailored to diverse business needs:

• Windows Server 2022: The latest version introducing advanced security features, improved hybrid capabilities, and enhanced application platform support.
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
  

Each Windows Server version delivers a powerful and reliable platform for businesses, ensuring smooth operations, data management, security, and application deployment. These editions cater to various business sizes and IT infrastructures, empowering organizations with tools to manage resources efficiently, foster innovation, and meet the demands of modern business environments.

The top performance metrics to monitor for Windows Server performance include the following:

• CPU utilization: Regular CPU monitoring can be crucial for analyzing the CPU load and overcoming performance issues. CPU usage and monitoring statistics help identify outages and more, so you can more easily drill down to the root cause of downtime or CPU spikes to better ensure high performance.
• Memory utilization: Memory usage monitoring helps identify underused and excessive use of servers and server overloads to redistribute loads more effectively.
• Processor queue length: The processor queue length can be defined as the number of threads each processor serves. Continuously monitoring these processors can help you find out whether a processor can optimally handle the number of threads.
• Disk usage with a capacity plan: Getting an idea of disk usage can be critical for your system to keep track of irregular or sudden spikes. Measuring these metrics can help you plan and tab disk utilization and resolve the issue before it becomes critical and affects your server's overall performance.
• Top process by CPU and memory: It is important to analyze the CPU usage to get an insight into how much load is being placed on the servers’ processor at any given time. Based on this data, you can solve performance problems by adding more CPU's, upgrading the hardware or shutting down unnecessary services.